The Architect in Practice

9. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-4051-2467-6
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 838 g

This classic text has long provided the student of architecture and the young practitioner with a readable guide to the profession, outlining an architect's duties to client and contractor, the key aspects of running a building contract, and the essentials of management, finance and drawing office procedure.

The Ninth Edition has again been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date. Revisions include new planning and building regulation requirements, changes in architectural education, the latest RIBA Code of Conduct and form of architects' appointment, new legislation on limited liability partnerships, changes to the standard forms of contract, and adjudication.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chappell, David

Willis, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction.

Part 1 Background to Practice; The Construction Industry; 2 Basics; 3 Employment; 34 Types of Practice; 5 Sources of Information; Part 2: Running a Project; 6 Stage A: Architect's Services; 7 Stage A: Appraisal; 8 Stage B: Strategic Briefing; 9 Stages C and D: Outline and detailed proposals; 10 Stages E and F: Final proposals and production information; 11 Stages G and H: Tender documentation and tender action; 12 Stages J and K: Mobilisation and construction to practical completion; 13 Stages L: After practical completion; 14 Management principles; 15 General office practice; 16 Finance; 17 Insurance; 18 The architect as employee; 19 Attracting work; Table of cases; Index

Über Autor(innen)

David Chappell BA(Hons Arch), MA(Arch), MA(Law), PhD, RIBA has worked as an architect in the public and private sectors and is currently the Director of David Chappell Consultancy Ltd. He frequently acts as an adjudicator and is author of ten books on construction law for Blackwell Publishing.

Andrew Willis BSc, FRICS, ACIArb, is regional managing director of Franklin and Andrews, and is joint author of Practice and Procedure for the Quantity Surveyor, Elements of Quantity Surveying and Specification Writing for Architects and Surveyors.